The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-09

18th he was at my mouse; know, because
he has a squalling baby, and had to wake
him up to attend to it; 1 can tell when
he is gone by the baby's music not waking
us up; think he stayed Sunday night at
his brothers; the baby cries for the breast,
and 1 have to wake them up; think it
was Thursday morning l went to skin
the oxen; 1 don't know that it was the
Thursday before May Is; don't know of
his going to Luliag, and do not know that
he saw Hall and Buckley when he was away
from my house, Buckley was not
at my house when Alb was there.
Redirect examination: The two times
Alb left he took his wife with him; once he
went to Belmont, and once to Jim
Ussery's; Buckley and Hall had left a
Winchester and pistol at my house, but
came back and got them; it was in the
week, Just before Alb was arrested that
we went to skin the oxen.
Mrs. S. A. Ketchum, wife of previous
witness, testified. Her evidence was
manly corroborative of her husbands
statements. She fixed April 9th as about
the date Alb Ussery went to Laredo, from
which he returned in five or six days; Alb
was not absent any night during the
week before he was arrested on Sunday;
referred back III my mind
to fix facts on account of his
arrest, and know he was there;
Buckley was there April 30, and left gun
and pistol he was there again Monday,
May 2; came in the evening and stayed all
night; man calling himself Hall was with
him; Buckley came Saturday to get MS
gun after he left it Friday; they did not
see Alb. Ussery who was gone to Laredo;
Mr.. Eustis came to see me Thursday
morning about o'clock before Alb was
arrested; l remember Alb and wife staying
at Jim's; it was Saturday night week be-
fore he was arrested; after Alb came from
Laredo don't remember his staying away
more than two nights; he started once for
Belmont taking his family and the other
time to his brothers.
Cross examination: l think Alb left
Wednesday for Laredo; he got back Tues
day; don't know the dates he went to
Belmont; it was not after he went to
Jim's; it was about May 10; know about
his getting back May Sd by the rain on
the I'd; during all the week Alb got back
from Laredo, except when he went to
Belmont, he stayed at my house; he was
away from home Saturday night week
before he was arrested; suppose it might
have been before or after the 10th he
went to Belmont; as 1 didn't go with him,
L don't know that he went there or to
Luling, but Luling is not on the road; L
did not go with him there nor to Laredo.
Redirect examination: When Alb went
to Belmont lie went in his hack with his
wife and child and returned in the
same hack next day; negro man,
Nose Whitley, came with Alb
the night he returned from Laredo;
it was Thursday, May 10, my husband
went to help skin the oxen; Alb brought a
little girl of Mr.. Cochrau's home with
him; he was riding.
The court took recess for dinner.
The case was resumed at 2 o'clock. A
good deal of the testimony was to test
t witnesses as to dates, as well as facts.
John Collier, railroad laborer, testi-
fed: | found John Craft where l worked
May IA; slept with him up to the day
J Graft was arrested, except one Satur-
day night, the 18th, when he went
home; am not certain as
r to dates further than statedi
, Mr.. Craft asked me to come as witness
for John Craft; he did not say for what;
| suppose was expected to testify that
, John was at work on the section; old man
1 Craft knew knew this; l came up with
Luke Woods and Mr.. Craft; L came here
with the consent of the foreman, Warren
Bradley, who could not come without the
consent of the roadmaster, who was alb
sent; l was not subpenaed to come here
J by the United States marshal"
Luke Woods testified: 81 worked OF
Z the road; lost some time from work
:, Graft lost no time except Saturday eve
L ming before he was arrested on Sunday
u from the time found him at work OF
: the road he lost, perhaps, an hour before
he went home on Saturday; the hands
|, have partners; l was Johns partner; HI
y was not out of my sight any working
~ hours"
II Cross examination: l don't know the
= date Graft commenced work; | don't know
, how long Collier worked or was absent, o
" that he lost any time more team half {
: day; Craft was absent only on Sundays
- | boarded myself near the the section
- house; / am positive about Craft no
J loosinp time, because Crafts arrest
q made me recall the facts; we all spok
:. about his being there the 18th; am no
4 related to Graft.
It Re direct examinations l went to set
k my sick child about the 18th, returned
e about the 14th; John Craft lost no tim
}: from then till he was arrested; it wa
" about the 10th Craft commenced work
s our foreman sent me and Craft t.
V town on the 18th; quit work May 20.
IS "A. Bradley, testified; 1 raised Braile,
/; the section master; his name is Warren
it 1 raised him; he is my son L think
d Mr.. Craft tried to get him to COM, but h
1t said he could not come without consent o
Il the roadmaster; a man who said he wa
a deputy marshal showed me some paper
" last Saturday; John Craft came to worl
1t on the section between the LIST and 10th o
n May; on the 14th he left to go home Oh
,e Saturday; he returned Sunday evening
y ate and worked there every day to tn
5; 22d: know he was there till 10 oclocl
ID every night up to the 22d; am positiv
'e of these facts.
't' Cross-examination l have been stayin
IL there. but have nothing to do with tn
y management of the section house; m
he reason for knowing dates is this wa!
W Some one threw off note from the trai
y Sunday evening; some one said job
ne Craft did it; it said | was arrested th1
L morning for train robbery on the 1871
~ this made me charge my memory, so q